Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [coord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He stood between me and every thought of religion as an eclipse intervenes between man and the broad sun .
2 The subsequent bargaining position between me and the assembler will depend a great deal on the nature of the ownership structure regarding this asset , and may be subject to dispute , especially if I acquire some knowledge as a result of using it .
3 Anyway , on coming into Heriot 's , I stuck to Sarah , as I knew her , + a feud arose between me and the girl who was Sarah 's best friend at the time .
4 The other officer climbed in and sat between me and the pilot .
5 The man between me and the pilot loosened his belt and taking an automatic from his holster turned round and sat facing me .
6 Finding the balance between me and the system is well-nigh impossible .
7 I had begun to feel that there was some sort of glass partition between me and the rest of the world .
8 I had to develop communication methods which became so automatic , so intuitive , that facts , ideas and opinions flowed easily and effectively without loss of time between me and the rest of humanity living or dead .
9 His companion , the man with the pick-handle , had moved round to place himself between me and the building labelled " Sergeants ' Mess " .
10 Between me and the wall was an empty place on the window-seat .
11 In any case the idea of such a thing between me and the lieutenant is quite absurd .
12 There were times when I was starting in at the cattle that it stood between me and the road .
13 But when I looked up , I saw , to my great astonishment , a large island in the sky , between me and the sun .
14 Then it was too late to escape and Mrs Tuckett was between me and the daylight at the end of the corridor .
15 I would like my vote to be 100 percent secret between me and the ballot box .
16 The prints were n't too bad , considering that I was hanging out of the back window of the plane with just a thin safety belt between me and the farm land 200ft below .
17 He added : ‘ Looking back , I feel that relationships between me and the team started to break down at the Hungarian Grand Prix . ’
18 as men pass between me and the sunset ) …
19 ‘ I do set my bow in the cloud , and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth .
20 They put themselves between me and the General 's lady , like good house-dogs .
21 Only my wiles as a courtier would preserve me , and I 'd prefer to have something between me and the Colonel 's wrath that was more substantial .
22 Most travellers with their wits about them and an eye for aesthetics would have preferred to rest at the Bates Motel .
23 Finally , if we are to imagine an organisation in which information is widely diffused , where the members of that organisation are aware of both the volume of data held about them and the decision making processes based on that information which affect them , then two factors are essential .
24 Even where practices may not differ over time , or place , there may be an inconsistency about them or a lack of knowledge about them , or a long-standing dispute about them , which could make it equally difficult to argue that following or not following a practice was or was not constitutional or legitimate .
25 ‘ We want one rule for everyone and no favouritism . ’
26 Fourteen weeks ' full maternity pay for everyone and an end to the confusing restrictions on how long you have to work for the same company to qualify for your job back are just two of the expected improvements .
27 ‘ Friends close to me probably saw what was written about me and the criticism I took from every angle .
28 I 'm talking about me and the cold .
29 I never quite know what he 's going to say next about me and the way I dress .
30 What makes you think you know anything about me and the way I act ? ’
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